Community Voices Spotlight: Jill Schennum
One of Bethlehem’s most defining landscapes is the Bethlehem Steel factory. Approaching South Bethlehem from any direction, the retired steel stacks are the first thing anyone sees. They are the city’s major historical attraction, and Bethlehem Steel is arguably Bethlehem’s greatest claim to fame. The once multinational corporation impacted the lives of nearly every family…
A Night in the Octopus Museum with Poet Brenda Shaughnessy
During her Notations lecture in the Lower Gallery at Zoellner Arts Center, poet Brenda Shaughnessy posed a question the audience could not answer: what would the world look like if it were taken over by octopi? Shaugnessy’s fifth poetry collection, The Octopus Museum, explores such a world. She admitted that she didn’t plan for the…
Community Comes Together through the Global Youth Climate Declaration (GYCAD)
On October 30th, Lehigh University students and members of the community came together for public discussion of the Global Youth Climate…
Vanishing Point Captivates Crowd at Black Box Theatre
Students at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts captivated audiences in the Black Box Theatre with their performance…
Inspiring Peace in the Community Through Storytelling
On October 22nd and October 23rd, Noa Baum, an Israeli-Jewish storyteller, and Lehigh’s Mohsen Mahdawi, a third-generation Palestinian refugee, hosted three…
Stories of the Women of Bethlehem Steel
The Beyond Steel Archive historical collections contain photos, documents, and interviews of Lehigh Valley residents during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries…
Hippo Campus live at SteelStacks
Hippo Campus invigorated the SteelStacks crowd on November 5th at the Musikfest Café. The band performed a dynamic line-up of alternative…
Chaos Controlled in Jet Black Sunrise
“When the war began, Whitman was despondent, but the violence of those years seemed to strengthen and clarify his faith in…
Talking With Ghosts on Halloween Eve: Celebrating Author Kate Racculia
It was a dark, wet, and cold Wednesday night. The sun had long ago said its goodbyes, leaving the slickened streets…
Community Voices Spotlight: Coach Roy and Malta Ortiz
Coach Roy and Malta Ortiz have been the heart and soul of the Lynfield Community Center (1889 Lynfield Drive, Bethlehem PA…